1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Nc3
Bb4
4.
Bb5
Nd4
5.
Bc4
Bxc3
6.
bxc3
Nxf3+
7.
Qxf3
Qf6
8.
d4
d6
9.
Rb1
a6
10.
O-O
b5
11.
Bd5
Qxf3
12.
gxf3
Rb8
13.
f4
exd4
14.
cxd4
Be6
15.
c4
Ne7
16.
Bxe6
fxe6
17.
Be3
d5
18.
cxd5
exd5
19.
f3
Kd7
20.
Kf2
Rb6
21.
Rg1
g6
22.
Rgc1
Re6
23.
e5
Rc6
24.
Rxc6
Kxc6
25.
Bd2
Nf5
26.
Rc1+
Kb7
27.
Be3
c6
28.
Ke2
Rf8
29.
Rg1
Rf7
30.
Bf2
a5
31.
Kd3
Kb6
32.
Rg5
Ng7
33.
Be3
Ne6
34.
Rg4
Rf5
35.
h4
b4
36.
Kc2
Kb5
37.
Kd3
a4
38.
Rg1
Rh5
39.
Rh1
Rf5
40.
Rc1
Rh5
41.
Rh1
Rf5
42.
Rc1
Rf8
43.
Rh1
c5
44.
dxc5
d4
45.
Bd2
Rd8
46.
h5
Nxc5+
47.
Kc2
b3+
48.
axb3
axb3+
49.
Kb1
Nd3
50.
hxg6
hxg6
51.
Rh7
b2
52.
Rb7+
Kc4
53.
Kc2
Ra8
54.
e6
Ra1
55.
Rc7+
Kd5
56.
Rb7
Kc4
57.
Rc7+
Kd5
58.
Rb7
Kxe6
59.
Kxd3
b1=Q+
60.
Rxb1
Rxb1
61.
Kxd4
Rd1
62.
Ke3
Kd5
63.
Ba5
Rb1
64.
Bd8
Rb8
65.
Bf6
Rb6
66.
Bd8
Rb1
67.
Bf6
Rb4
68.
Bg7
Rc4
69.
Bf6
Rc1
70.
Bg7
Rc2
71.
Bf6
Rh2
72.
Be7
Rh7
73.
Bd8
Rh8
74.
Bf6
Rh1
75.
Bd8
Ke6
76.
Bg5
Kd5
77.
Bf6
Rb1
78.
Bd8
Rb8
79.
Bf6
Rb6
80.
Bg7
Ra6
81.
Bb2
Re6+
82.
Kd3
Re7
83.
Bf6
Re1
84.
Bc3
Rf1
85.
Ke2
Rc1
86.
Bg7
Kc4
87.
Be5
Kb3
88.
Kd3
Rd1+
89.
Ke2
Kc2
90.
Bf6
Rd7
91.
Be5
Re7
92.
Ke3
Kd1
93.
Kf2
Rd7
94.
Ke3
Ke1
95.
Ke4
Rf7
96.
Ke3
Kf1
97.
Bd6
Kg2
98.
Ke4
Kf2
99.
Bc5+
Ke2
100.
Bd4
Rd7
101.
Bc5
Rc7
102.
Bf8
Rc4+
103.
Ke5
Kxf3
104.
Bh6
Kg4
105.
Kf6
Kh5
106.
Bg5
Rc5
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.01
Round
11
White
Salwe, Georg
Black
Result
0-1
Score
- 3…Bb4 Interesting complications would result from 4) Kt - Q 5. Black might then develop by 4) .... Kt - B 3; 5) Kt x B, Kt x Kt; 6) Kt x P. Now 6) .... P - Q 3 would be questionable, or probably faulty, on account of 7) Kt - Q 3; therefore Black would play 6) .... Q - K 2 [6) .... O - O; 7) P - Q 3, P - Q 4; also deserves consideration]; 7) P - Q 4, P - Q 3; 8) P - Q R 3, and now, for instance, 8) .... Kt x P ch; 9) Q x Kt, or 8) .... P x Kt; 9) P x P. White would have the slight advantage of two Bishops on the open board, Black having, however, no weakness anywhere. If, on the other hand, Black wants to preserve his Bishop, on the 4th move, by 4) .... B - R 4, White can produce a kind of Evans Gambit by 5) P - Q Kt 4. Then if 5) .... Kt x P; 6) Kt x P, White has a favorable position, as he can gain an important move, if necessary, by Kt - B 4. If, however, 5) .... B x P; 6) Kt x B, Kt x Kt; 7) Kt x P, Q - K 2; 8) Kt - Kt 4, the situation is not so clear, and probably disadvantageous for White. The sound continuation is 5) P - B 3, P - Q 3 [Kt - B 3; 6) P - Q Kt 4, B - Kt 3; 7) Kt x B, R P x Kt; 8) P - Kt 5 followed by Kt x P and Black is in difficulties]; 6) B - Kt 5, B - Q 2; 7) P - Q 3, Kt - K 2; after which the game might develop in various directions, but White would have the initiative for a long time, as he should.
- 4…Nd4 By this manoeuvre Black can, at best, achieve exchanges; therefore he should have developed his game quietly either by 4) .... Kt - B 3, or 4) .... K Kt - K 2.
- 5…Bxc3 Black again fails to develop himself, for instance by 5) .... P - Q 3.
- 6.bxc3 White preserves the Q P, calculating correctly that with its aid the lines will be opened for Rooks and Bishops.
- 10…b5 White has a good development, and after the last move the Black Q Kt P offers an easy object for his attack. This should be sufficient to win the game.
- 15.c4 But here he should have preserved the important Bishop and given freedom of action to the main factors, the centre Pawns. Hence B - Kt 3 was indicated. After 15) .... B x B, R P x B the Q R P would be very weak; and otherwise White would threaten P - Q 5, followed by P - B 4.
- 16.Bxe6 Black was threatening B - R 6 and P - Q B 3. The exposed Bishop is now without value for the attack. But the exchange opens the K B file for the attack on the fixed doubled Pawn. It is, therefore, Black who will be able to dictate henceforth the course of events.
- 17.Be3 Artificial. K - Q 2 was both natural and strong.
- 20.Kf2 And here he could get rid of the weakness by P - B 5.
- 21.Rg1 Depriving himself of the chance of playing P - B 5.
- 22…Re6 Now the weakness of the square K B 5 for White has become a fact.
- 38…Rh5 He might have played simply Kt x P ch. After 39) B x Kt, R x B; 40) P - R 5, R x P ch; 41) K - K 2, R - B 5 Black would win. Likewise after 38) .... Kt x P ch; 39) B x Kt, R x B; 40) K - K 3, R - B 4; 41) R - Kt 5?, R x R followed by P - Kt 6; P x P, P - R 6. He would, in fact, win in all variations resulting from the move Kt x P ch; we give one more example: 38) .... Kt x P ch; 39) B x Kt, R x B; 40) K - K 3, R - B 4; 41) P - R 5, P - B 4; 42) P x Kt P, P x Kt P; 43) R x P, P - B 5; 44) R - Kt 8, P - Kt 6; 45) R - Kt 8 ch, K - R 4. The move P - K 6 is always defeated by R - R 3.
- 55.Rc7+ Guarding against R - B 8 ch.
- 64.Bd8 White need only have played his King via B 2 to K Kt 3 and the game would have been definitely drawn. Any attempt of envelopment by the Black King, with a view to winning the P at K B 3, would be met by the sacrifice P - B 5.
- 94.Ke3 Here 94) K - Kt 3 would have been the simplest. He would threaten K - Kt 4 - Kt 5. Black would have to reply 94) .... R - K B 2; then again 95) K - B 2. If 94) .... R - Q 7, White would reply 95) P - B 5.
- 95.Ke4 95) P - B 5 would now not avail, because of 95) .... P x P; 96) K - B 4, R - K B 2; 97) K - Kt 5, K - B 7; 98) P - B 4, K - B 6; 99) K - Kt 6, R - B sq; 100) B - Q 6, R - Q sq, etc.
- 102.Bf8 The losing move. By 102) B - R 3 the game would have been drawn, for after 102) .... R - B 5 ch; 103) K - K 5, K x P; 104) K - B 6, R - B 3 ch; 105) K - Kt 5 White could play the Bishop to K B 6 and win the Knight's Pawn.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Salwe, Georg"] [Black "Duras, Oldrich"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8. d4 d6 9. Rb1 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bd5 Qxf3 12. gxf3 Rb8 13. f4 exd4 14. cxd4 Be6 15. c4 Ne7 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Be3 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. f3 Kd7 20. Kf2 Rb6 21. Rg1 g6 22. Rgc1 Re6 23. e5 Rc6 24. Rxc6 Kxc6 25. Bd2 Nf5 26. Rc1+ Kb7 27. Be3 c6 28. Ke2 Rf8 29. Rg1 Rf7 30. Bf2 a5 31. Kd3 Kb6 32. Rg5 Ng7 33. Be3 Ne6 34. Rg4 Rf5 35. h4 b4 36. Kc2 Kb5 37. Kd3 a4 38. Rg1 Rh5 39. Rh1 Rf5 40. Rc1 Rh5 41. Rh1 Rf5 42. Rc1 Rf8 43. Rh1 c5 44. dxc5 d4 45. Bd2 Rd8 46. h5 Nxc5+ 47. Kc2 b3+ 48. axb3 axb3+ 49. Kb1 Nd3 50. hxg6 hxg6 51. Rh7 b2 52. Rb7+ Kc4 53. Kc2 Ra8 54. e6 Ra1 55. Rc7+ Kd5 56. Rb7 Kc4 57. Rc7+ Kd5 58. Rb7 Kxe6 59. Kxd3 b1=Q+ 60. Rxb1 Rxb1 61. Kxd4 Rd1 62. Ke3 Kd5 63. Ba5 Rb1 64. Bd8 Rb8 65. Bf6 Rb6 66. Bd8 Rb1 67. Bf6 Rb4 68. Bg7 Rc4 69. Bf6 Rc1 70. Bg7 Rc2 71. Bf6 Rh2 72. Be7 Rh7 73. Bd8 Rh8 74. Bf6 Rh1 75. Bd8 Ke6 76. Bg5 Kd5 77. Bf6 Rb1 78. Bd8 Rb8 79. Bf6 Rb6 80. Bg7 Ra6 81. Bb2 Re6+ 82. Kd3 Re7 83. Bf6 Re1 84. Bc3 Rf1 85. Ke2 Rc1 86. Bg7 Kc4 87. Be5 Kb3 88. Kd3 Rd1+ 89. Ke2 Kc2 90. Bf6 Rd7 91. Be5 Re7 92. Ke3 Kd1 93. Kf2 Rd7 94. Ke3 Ke1 95. Ke4 Rf7 96. Ke3 Kf1 97. Bd6 Kg2 98. Ke4 Kf2 99. Bc5+ Ke2 100. Bd4 Rd7 101. Bc5 Rc7 102. Bf8 Rc4+ 103. Ke5 Kxf3 104. Bh6 Kg4 105. Kf6 Kh5 106. Bg5 Rc5 0-1